Obituaries

Charles Glenn Battaya, Sr.

Charles Glenn Battaya, Sr.

Jul 4, 2011

Mr. Charles Glenn Battaya, Sr., 60, of D'Iberville, MS, died Monday, July 4, 2011, in Biloxi. Mr. Battaya was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He worked as a welder in shipbuilding and he was of the Catholic faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Alfred F. Battaya, Sr., and a brother,...

Floy Bennett

Floy Bennett

Jul 4, 2011

Ms. Floy Bennett, 92, of Biloxi, MS, died Monday, July 4, 2011, in Biloxi. Ms. Bennett was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a member of Beauvoir United Methodist Church and retired from Biloxi V A Medical Center after 25 years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents, George W. and India Adair Bennett;...

Charles C. "Chuck" Green

Charles C. "Chuck" Green

Jul 4, 2011

Mr. Charles C. "Chuck" Green, age 83, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011, in Ocean Springs, MS. Mr. Green was a resident of Okeechobee, FL. for over twenty years prior to moving to Ocean Springs a year ago. He retired from the Air Force and continued his work as Fire Chief with Civil Service. Survivors...

Jewel Pauline Reich

Jewel Pauline Reich

Jul 4, 2011

Mrs. Jewel Pauline Reich, age 85, of Vancleave, MS., died Monday, July 4, 2011, in Vancleave. Mrs. Reich was a longtime resident of the coast. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl E. Reich, parents, John F. Thompson and Carrie Pond Thompson and her sisters and brothers. Survivors include a daughter, Jackie (Dale) DeLong of Island City, Oregon,...

Victoria Lyenn Molina

Victoria Lyenn Molina

Jul 3, 2011

Victoria Lyenn Molina, 6 weeks, of Ocean Springs, died Sunday, July 3, 2011 in Mobile, Alabama. Survivors include her mother, Heather Molina; her twin sister, Valerie Molina; sisters, Serena Berryman and Kehrea Molina; brother, Juan Molina; grandparents, Helen McKnight and William McKnight; great-grandparents, Ethel Berryman and Lucien Berryman. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, July 7, 2011, where...

Karon Lynn Hursey

Karon Lynn Hursey

Jul 3, 2011

Mrs. Karon Schneider Hursey, age 55, of D'Iberville, MS., died Sunday, July 3, 2011, in D'Iberville. Mrs. Hursey was a homemaker, loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald Lorraine Schneider and Winona Ruth Stewart Schneider, sister, Janet Kay and brother, Donald Lorraine Jr. Survivors include her husband, Leonard Hursey of D'Iberville, two daughters, Shannon...

Jesse Jerome Godine

Jesse Jerome Godine

Jul 3, 2011

Jesse Jerome Godine was born on January 27, 1946 in Gulfport to the late Willie and Mioma Godine. Jesse attended Thiry-Third Avenue High School and the Piney Woods School in Piney Woods, MS. He worked at the Chattanooga Glass Plant for 22 years. After leaving Chattanooga Glass Plant, Jesse worked at the Grand Casino in Gulfport as a cook until...

Lula Moore

Lula Moore

Jul 3, 2011

Mrs. Lula Moore, 93 of Vancleave, was called to her heavenly home to join her husband, William Moore and son, Gerald Moore on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Mrs. Moore was born March 16, 1918 in Vancleave, MS. and was the oldest member of First Baptist Church of Vancleave, making her profession of faith at the age of 13. She was...

Clarence L. McBride

Clarence L. McBride

Jul 3, 2011

Clarence L. McBride, 68, of Vancleave, MS, died Sunday, July 3, 2011 in Vancleave. Mr. McBride was a long time resident of Jackson County and was a retired Staff Sgt. with the U.S. Army. Survivors include his longtime companion, Vel Hanser; his daughter, Angela (Darnell) Atwell; two grandsons, Kenneth Atwell and Tommy Atwell; two great-grandchildren, Aliya Pearce and Kenneth Atwell,...

Jenny Rebecca Woods

Jenny Rebecca Woods

Jul 3, 2011

Jenny Woods, 37, of D'Iberville, MS, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, in Biloxi. Jenny was born in Columbus, MS and had been a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a Christian and an active member of Rodenberg Church of Christ where she served as church secretary. She was also the secretary for the Biloxi Edgewater and North Bay...

Kathryn Ann Meredith Fowler

Kathryn Ann Meredith Fowler

Jul 2, 2011

Mrs. Kathryn Ann Meredith Fowler, age 88, of Vancleave, MS., died Saturday, July 2, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Fowler was born in Austin, TX. and was a 1944 graduate of the University of Texas located in Austin, TX. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clare B. Fowler and her parents, John Morgan Meredith and Effie Blum Meredith....

Henry Burton Mall

Henry Burton Mall

Jul 2, 2011

MSgt Henry B. Mall, Ret. U. S. Air Force, age 82, of D'Iberville, MS passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011, in Hattiesburg. Henry was born in St. Francis, Kansas and had been a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and the recipient of many sevice related awards and achievements. He was also...

Max Daniel Lightsey, Jr.

Max Daniel Lightsey, Jr.

Jul 1, 2011

Mr. Max Daniel Lightsey, Jr., 61, of Vancleave, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 1, 2011 in Vancleave. Mr. Lightsey was a 1968 graduate of St. Martin High School and served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He was a Pastor of Leaksville United Methodist Church. Mr. Lightsey was preceded in death by his parents,...

Keith Allan Hunter

Keith Allan Hunter

Jun 29, 2011

Keith Allan Hunter, 51, a native of Olmsted Falls, OH and resident of Biloxi for the last 11 years, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at the Biloxi VA. Keith was medically retired from the Army in 1983. Keith brought much joy, love and faith in God to everyone in his life. He leaves behind his loving mother, Peggy...

Marie "Shirley" Higginbotham Parker

Marie "Shirley" Higginbotham Parker

Jun 29, 2011

Marie Shirley Higginbotham Parker, 76, of Biloxi, MS passed from the bonds of this earth into the arms of our Lord on Thursday, June 29, 2011. Shirley was born on November 29, 1934 in New Iberia, LA, moved to Biloxi as a young girl and spent the rest of her life here. She retired Civil Service from Keesler Air Force...

Dr. Malcolm Louis Latour

Dr. Malcolm Louis Latour

Jun 28, 2011

Dr. Malcolm Louis Latour, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in Biloxi, MS. Dr. Latour was a graduate of Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette , LA. and attended LSU Medical School in New Orleans. He practiced medicine in New Orleans until 1977, moved to the coast and practiced medicine until the mid 1990's. Dr. Latour...

CMSgt. Herbert Henry Horst

CMSgt. Herbert Henry Horst

Jun 27, 2011

Herb Horst of Pass Christian, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 at River Regions Hospice in New Orleans, after a very courageous battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife Doris, daughters, Linda Marra and Debbie Ballard; grandchildren, Jennifer Marra, Justin Ballard, and Jessica Delumyea; brothers, Kent Horst ( sister-in-law Velma), Gene Horst (sister-in-law Betty), Chet Horst (sister-in-law, Kathy); and...

Ralph Joseph Foecke

Ralph Joseph Foecke

Jun 27, 2011

Ralph Joseph Foecke, 76, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed from this life on his 76th birthday, June 27, 2011. He was born in Crofton, NE, on June 27, 1935. After serving 20 years in the US Air Force, he and his wife Shirley retired to Gulfport, MS. He went to college at the University of Southern Mississippi and earned his...

Tammy Leigh Johnson

Tammy Leigh Johnson

Jun 26, 2011

Mrs. Tammy Ferguson Johnson, 30, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, June 26, 2011, in Biloxi. Tammy was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a cheerleader and on the softball team at St. Martin High School and a graduate of the University of South Mississippi where she earned a degree in Language/Arts and Education....

Corey Gene Johnson

Corey Gene Johnson

Jun 26, 2011

Corey Gene Johnson, 28, of Biloxi, MS died on Sunday, June 26, 2011. Corey was born in Dallas, TX and was a longtime resident of the Coast. He attended D'Iberville High School, Class of 2002. Corey was employed at Bay Ice Co. and Red Zone Restaurant. Corey was a loving father in which his daughter was the center of his...